New York Subway

When I first landed in the USA

This is how I got lost on the subway

When I first landed in the USA

Listen how I got lost on the subway

I had a date with a chick, and I went to Brooklyn

But I couldn't find my way back the following morning

I had money, yet I had to roam

But still I couldn't get a cab to drop me back home

I met a cop and told him I am a stranger

Lord Invader, great calypso singer

I live in Harlem and came here yesterday

But now I want to go home, I can't find my way

He told me walk back three blocks and he further explained

Go to the subway and take the uptown train

I got confused, I was in a heat

I couldn't find my way back to 125th street

I came out the subway and didn't know what to do

Looking for someone to help me too

You talk about people as bad as crabs

Is the drivers who drive in the taxi cabs

Some passing you empty, and yet they won't stop

Some will say they have no gas so they can't make the drop

I had money, yet I had to roam

But still I couldn't get a cab to drop me back home

I console myself and started to walk

I said that happen to persons who born in New York

So I decided to leave the youth alone

If they want to see me, they must come to my home

Because New York is so big, it take a year and a day

For anyone to get accustomed to the subway

I had money, yet I had to roam

But still I couldn't get a cab to drop me back home